Years ago Microsoft coined the term “eating one’s own dogfood.” They did this because they would publish the nightly build to all employees’ machines. As a result, all employees were running the latest version of the Windows operating system. If a developer inadvertently introduced a bug, for example, one that caused a crash, it would be immediately apparent to everyone around the company and would create a sense of urgency to fix it right away. The process also provided an incentive for developers to be careful in their coding and testing to avoid the scourge of their fellow employees. Some Autodeskers prefer the expression “Drinking one’s own champagne.” but notice how Microsoft chose the term dogfood. That implies that the end product was really intended for someone else, i.e., the dog, but employees (humans) should put themselves in the customers’ shoes as part of the exercise.
I mention this because when it comes to Autodesk Forge, we eat our own dogfood. Much like a…